Garment-fastener.



PATENTED MAR. 12', 1907.

J, H. WHITE. y GARMENT PASTBNER. Y APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1.906.

Z N w N vAfro/waive vinner side of the skirt. 14 indicates the facing or outer fabric of the skirt, and this eX- JAMES H. WI-IITE, OF ELECTRA, CALIFORNIA.

GARmENT-FASTENER.

No. sar/,217.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application med January 3,1996. seria No. 294,361.

To. all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, JAMES H. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Electra, in the county of Amador and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Garment-Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description.

'l he invention relates to a fastener intend-l ed for joining the parts of garments and other fabrics. It is particularly useful as a skirtfastener, in wluch connection I have chosen to illustrate it here.

'1`he object 0f the invention is to provide a fastener the `arts of which may be engaged with each other by a very slight movements and which when engaged will hold securely.

A further object 1s to so construct the fastener that it will lie flat against the wearer and presenta smooth neat appearance, particularly when it is used in connection with a skirt.

Various other objects are lcontemplated, all of which with the peculiar construction involved will be fully set forth hereinafter and the novel features particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate as an example the referred embodiment of my invention, in which drawings- Figure 1 is a' fragmentary rear view showing the parts of a skirt fitted with my fastener. F ig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a-detail sectional view of one part of the fastener on the line 3 3 of F igf 2 g and Fig. 4 is a crosssection with two fastener-sections engagedtogether, the section being on the line 4 4- of Figs. 1 and 2. Y

v In order to fit the fastener for effective use in connection with a skirt and to make the fastenerlie flat and concealed as fully as possible, I provide the sections A and B with offsets 10 and 11, respectively, which receive the heavy binding or filling fabric 12 at the tends through the outer side of the section A to the shoulder 15, forming the offset portion 10, so that the fabric 14, stitched to said offset port-ion 10, is turned around the shoulder, as shown in Fig. 2. rlho fabric 14 passes completely over the outer side of the sect-ion i B and is turned around the curved edge 16 l thereof, to which edge it isstitched or otherwise secured. Fig. 3 shows said curved edge 16 provided with openings through which the thread may be passed for holding the fabric 14 to said section B'. 'lhe heavy filling fabric 12 of the skirt lying inside of the facing 14 extends into the said offset portions 410 and 1.1 of the sections A and B, 'as before described,'and its edges are arranged to abut against the shoulder 15 of the offset 10 and a similar shoulder 17 of the offset 11. All of the parts are provided with orifices which facilitate stitching the fabricthereto.

The sections of the fastener are formed ofsheet metal and are preferably stamped to thedesired form. 'Ihe section A is formed with a triangular or wedge shaped outwardly-bulged portion or projection 18, the converging sides of which overhang so that they may lock with the correspondingly-disposed walls 19, formed on the section B. Said walls 19 maybe formed in any desired manner. In Fig. 4 they are illustrated as struck or stamped u'p from the metal of which the section B is composed. The wallsg 19 converge toward each other and are arranged to overhang the surface of the section, as shown in Fig. 4, so that they will lock with the converging sides of the projection 18.

By means of these devices the sections of the fastener are held together. It will be Aseen that by very slight relative movement the sections may be en `aged and locked with each other. I'n or er to hold the parts against accidental disconnection, the projection 18 is formed with a cavity 20, and this is adapted' to be engaged by a protruded portion 21 on a spring-tongue 22, which tongue is formed integral with the sheet metal of the section B, so that when the sections are engaged the protuberance 21 springs into the 'cavity 20, thus holding the parts against ac cidental disconnection. At the same time by the application of a positive pressure the spring-tongue 22 may be readily overcome and. the fastener-sections engaged or disengaged, as described.

It will be seen' that by means of my, device a very neat and secure fastening is provided and one which is especially adapted for application t'o womens skirts, the fastener holding the parts of the skirt firmly together and lying flat against the wearer, so that the lwaistband of the skirt presents a smooth and This is practically unbroken appearance. illustrated in Fig. 2, where the two edges of the facing fabric 14 are shown to abut snugly together. The fastener is not, however, lim- ICG ited to use ini'skirtsi llt-may heapplied' to garments and various other fabric articles With equal facility.

ln operation the projectionl of thesecfbeyondl the introduction of the v. ythe shoulder 15 is placed infits normal posier 15 being slipped in front and gre-tiem; src/that the ofset portion'of the section {Aj-is ingalinement `with the main yo rtionof areforced into firm contact with the Walls 19 of they plate 'B' and the. projection o nthe fr5"`spring4tongue '22 engages With'the recess 20.

Inunfasteningthe fastener the' shoulder 15 is pushedforward out,etenoagementv with the @shoulderli und; moved thereover, thereby hrin'ging'- the projection 18 out of engagement hizo.y with the 'wallslflQL )The tongue22 beingfresilient 'permits the projection 21 to move out of therecessQ when slight force is exerted in thenseperation o' thesections Hafvingthus describedL the preferred form /2 5 of my invention,.what l claim as nevsqy and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is-'- 1. A 'garment-fastener 'com prising two sections each" of which is forme with an offset portion, a shoulderjoining the offset portion '5k tion A is` eng'aged in the Walls of the sectionl` 'he shoulderl slightly tofacilitatel projection.` When the othersection, for the purpose specified. the section.' B,'the sidesof the projection'lS rality y'f portions semer# tothe main part `of theisection, tlie saidl oliset portion serving to receive parts ofthe garment, one section of the fastener having a Wedge-shaped Vor essentially triangular projection with ovierhanging sidewalls, and the other section having conver ing overhanging Walls respectivelyv` adapte to engage. and' lock with lthe side Walls ofthe said-projection, and ad spring-tongue carried on .the sec'- ond section and adapted resiliently to engage 2. 4A:garrnent-fastener comprising -oifset of said sections havinga substantially triangular projection with its base adjacent to the edge of the section, tion overhanging the section, and the other sectionhaving Walls for receiving the projection, and re ilient .means in connection with the sections or retaining them in position,

for attachment tothe garment, one v v45 the sidesof vthe `projec- In testimony whereofI I have-signed inynanieto thisspeciication in the presence of tvvosnbscr ibing Witnesses.A A

. JAMES H. WHiTE.

' C. R. RENNQ, A.- M. WEHE'NKEL. 

